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Had a quick look at some online Windows 7 stuff from Australia - actually there's very little "buzz' even though itnews.com.au reported:As reported by iTnews yesterday, Aussie ISPs including Adam Internet, Internode and iiNet reported Akamai server traffic spikes of between 10 and 50 per cent, which they attributed to availability of Windows 7. Internode also blamed Windows 7 for evening congestion on its Tasmanian backhaul links. The ISP has since confirmed it has placed a purchase order with Telstra for additional bandwidth.arnnet:
The good news for anyone following the developments? The reception for Windows 7 has been generally warm. That said, there are concerns about the new RC. Thanks to Vista, a number of organisations are wary of Microsoft’s ability to get things right with Windows 7. Plus, a few of the touted features in the new operating system, such as the tool that allows users to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine, have been heavily criticised by analyst firm, Gartner.Gizmodo (au)
There have also been questions raised about the number of separate versions of Windows 7 that will be available, and whether that number is too many.
I loaded Windows 7 onto the Mini 12 as a Hail Mary manoeuvre, hoping to play with the system a little more without resorting to XP. And I have to admit, the results were pretty close to miraculous.pcmag (au)
Mark Wilson (Gizmodo)
10. Why Should I Go Through All This Trouble?
Simply put, Windows 7 has been awesome. Whatever bad things you felt toward Vista—hate, fear, rage, apathy, bi-curiosity—Windows 7 probably solves your issue. The UI's evolved more than it has in years, you don't need to download a bunch of stupid codecs, it makes plugging in gadgets kind of fun, it's more secure and generally, life's just a lot better for anyone on a PC. While Microsoft says a pre-release shouldn't be your main OS, we're pretty sure it will be, almost instantly.
Gizmodo (Matt Buchanan)
by Jeremy A. KaplanThe print version of apcmag has been extremely positive, verging on sycophantic - the theme has been "install it now as your principal OS".
Quicker to install, more polished and customizable, and easier to use than earlier builds, the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) is a nice step towards finalization of the operating system. And you thought the Windows 7 Beta was good! The Release Candidate feels just a touch faster, both in app launches and boot and shutdown times. Enthusiasts eager to get their hands on the latest build—which Microsoft will deposit on TechNet on the 30th, and make publicly available on May 5th—will be happy to hear that it installed in no time, too—as little as 20 minutes in my experience. Compared to the hour it often took to install Windows Vista, this thing flies.
By Lance Ulanoff pcmag; There are countless other niceties. I use that word niceties because this is not a knock-your-socks-off OS. It's the meat-and-potatoes edition of Windows. There's no "wow" here. In fact, wow is a word Microsoft execs have been careful never to use (perhaps they all went through some Pavlovian-style training—an electric shock for every time they said "wow!"). Win 7 simply works and works and works.